Chapter 189 Crystal Palace
The hand crossbow lay on its side in the box, emitting bright silver light.
Although the overall lines are as simple and smooth as before the transformation, the crossbow body and crossbow strings have all been changed into a mithril structure, so they appear more slender and elegant.
It is about ten centimeters long and only about eight centimeters wide without winding. It can be completely hidden in the wide sleeves of men's dresses.
After natural cooling, Mithril has frost-like textures, and it has an icy cool feel when touched with fingers.
The crossbow box is still made of the original material. At the intersection of the crossbow body and the crossbow box, mithril has penetrated into the dark star iron, with no trace of welding. The tentacles are smooth, as if they were originally one piece.
The curvature of the crossbow handle fit perfectly into the palm of the hand, giving Raven an excellent touch. It was so light that he could hardly feel its weight.
Then his eyes fell on the crossbow arrow in the box, and he stretched out his hand to twist it, feeling a cold and heavy feeling.
Sohei explained: "The crossbow body and crossbow strings were restructured with mithril, ensuring strength and output. The replaced materials were cast by me into these three crossbow arrows!"< br>
Mithril is strong but too light, and the crossbow arrow must be heavy enough to pour all the energy it carries into the target's body.
Using star iron to cast crossbow arrows is a very clear and correct idea.
No matter how good you say it, it is useless without testing.
Leaven placed the crossbow arrow in the groove and pulled the crossbow string with two fingers. The first time it did not pull!
You know, Raven's current strength is no worse than that of a third-level knight.
Still according to the old method, hold it up with your knees, make a soft click, the crossbow arrow is fixed on the groove, and the winding process is completed.
A sharp light flowed from Raven's eyes. He raised his crossbow, pointed it at the armor on the wall, and triggered the crossbow.
The crossbow string suddenly tightened from the bow to the bow, blowing out a cloud of smoke and dust, and the dark crossbow arrow disappeared almost instantly.
If you slow down the passage of time dozens of times, you can see that after the crossbow arrow left the string, it rotated under the action of the tail, tearing the armor apart with almost no hindrance, and then penetrated through the back. It was driven out and nailed into the wall, blasting out bursts of dust. It drilled through the one-foot-thick wall and exposed half of the arrow's body before it stopped!
Suohei quickly walked outside the house, holding the crossbow arrow in both hands and placed it back on Raven's table.
A smile appeared on Raven's lips: "Sohhei, you did a good job."
It is indeed a hand crossbow transformed from fifth-level materials. It has such strong penetrating and destructive power without any enchantment!
With this crossbow in hand, if something unexpected happens, even a third-level extraordinary person will probably be stunned on the spot!
Suo Hei said: "Please peel off another layer. Below is the equipment I used the remaining materials to build for you!"
This actually surprised Raven.
The box itself is not big, so what can be stored in the space underneath?
Lifting up the upper layer, a square of silver satin was placed among them.
Hold the satin in your hand. It feels as cool as silk, but very tough and dense. When you lift it up and shake it open, it turns out to be a... vest?
“This is a close-fitting soft armor that I made for you with mithril!” Suo Hei said with a hint of fanaticism in his eyes: “Although it only has a thin layer, it has excellent protective capabilities. I have done it before A test showed that even this newly modified hand crossbow was unable to penetrate its defense at close range!”
If the modification of the hand crossbow was still within Raven’s expectations, then The appearance of this mithril soft armor is a surprise.
Metal strongly interferes with spellcasting, so no mage will ever wear heavy armor. When Raven himself goes into battle, he will only wear leather armor.
Mithril itself has magic-conducting properties. Now, as a personal soft armor, it will not affect Raven's magic success rate, but can also provide good protection.
"You work hard." Raven tapped his fingers on the table: "Your forging results this time have exceeded my expectations. Tell me, what reward do you want?"
Suo Heyan He spat and seemed to have made up his mind: "Lord Baron, I hope you can reward Bowell with a jewelry store!!"
Leaven was stunned for a moment, this has already happened. It was the second thing that surprised him today: "Haven't you always looked down on Buvier? Why did you suddenly start speaking for him?"
Sohei was a little embarrassed: "That guy usually speaks. It’s too pretentious, and I really don’t like it, but I also know that he wants to create a better living environment for us gray dwarves who have left home.”
"His skills in jewelry processing are no less than my attainments in forging. He has been staying in the workshop to be my assistant. It is really wronged."
"And..." Suo Hei clasped his fingers. His own beard: "He is always gesticulating, which is very annoying!"
These words somewhat meant to make amends for himself, Raven chuckled: "Of course I can agree to this request, but you have to think clearly. If you build a jewelry store for Bowell, you can't make any other requests!"
“I’ve thought about it, this is my request!” Suo Hei nodded heavily.
"It's weird, is it because of Buvel that you gave up your dream of becoming a master blacksmith?" Raven asked.
"Of course not!" Suo Hei grinned: "Lord Baron, you are not an ordinary nobleman. You will go further and further and stand on a higher stage, and the equipment you use are all the equipment I made!"
"My reputation will rise with your achievements! As long as I keep following you, I believe that one day, I will be able to achieve my dream!"
Those words made Lei Wen was somewhat impressed by him.
But then I thought about it and it was right. Although Suohei is considered young among the gray dwarves, he has lived for more than two hundred years. He is also the leader of this group of black dwarves. How could he be so simple-minded that he only knows What about bickering and quarreling?
Raven was about to encourage him a few more words when a knock on the door suddenly sounded. Fiona was standing at the door, obviously having something to report.
When Suo Hei saw this, he immediately bowed and left.
"Lord Baron." Fiona came in and closed the door. After bowing, she whispered: "There was news from the Crystal Palace. A group of strangers stopped and behaved very strangely."
Crystal Palace is a clubhouse in Eagle Town, providing a variety of "intimate" services.
It is nominally owned by an individual, but in fact it is directly controlled by Eagle Fort, and its controller was also personally selected by Old Gordon.
"Weird? How do you say it?" Raven asked.
"That's it..." Fiona's face turned a little red, and she walked forward and placed a document in front of Raven: "Please take a look at it."
Picked up the document and Raven opened it. After just a few glances, her expression was a bit strange, and she knew why Fiona was blushing.
Because what is written above is the original words of the person in charge and technicians of the Crystal Palace. In order to be true, it tells many specific contents.
For example, what kind of requests each technician received from the customers and how they implemented them were written in perfect detail.
The position of raising the hands, the angle of opening the feet, and even the time spent, the female technician’s personal experience, and customer feedback are clearly written.
Although there is no writing style, it has a simple and direct impact, and it can be called a text version of an educational film.
As for "strange", it is because although these guests have lived in the Crystal Palace for four days and are generous, their lives are so regular that they hardly interact with anyone except for being served. Communicating, not like guests looking for fun at all.
Leaven rubbed his chin: "It seems that I need to pay my personal attention."
After the opening of the Crystal Palace, Raven himself has not been there yet.
Fiona cast a strange look. "Ahem!" Raven cleared her throat and met her gaze: "You come with me!"
"Oh..." Fiona responded smoothly, and then reacted: "Ah!?"
"Ah what, go and prepare." Raven said without any doubt: " I'll wait for you in the lobby."
This order made Fiona's mind confused, and by the time she thought of refusing, Raven's figure had disappeared.
As a last resort, Fiona had to go back to the room, changed her clothes, and came to the hall.
When Raven saw this, he almost spit out the angel tears in his mouth.
It is clearly only mid-September, and the weather is still hot, but Fiona has wrapped herself in a heavy woolen coat, with the collar tightened extremely tightly, and a heavy woolen hat on her head. Not even the nose can be seen, only a pair of glasses as thick as the bottom of a bottle.
"...I think your image is much more suspicious now than those of the guests." Raven said.
"Well..." Fiona opened her collar and exposed her mouth: "What did you say?"
She didn't hear it at all.
Raven rolled his eyes: "I said, go change into normal clothes!!"
After some more trouble, the two finally went out and arrived at the Crystal Palace in Eagle Town.
It is called the Crystal Palace, and it is quite gorgeously decorated. The sign at the door is made of a whole piece of natural crystal, and even magic lamps are used. The seven colors change, and it is quite eye-catching even during the day. If it were replaced by At night, it turns into bright neon.
Fiona was very nervous. She had never been to such a place in her life, and she had never even thought about it.
Looking at the guards guarding the door, Fiona felt like she was sweating. If they ask later, how should I answer?
However, what surprised her was that when she followed Raven into the door, one of the guards opened the door respectfully, and the other guard didn't look sideways, and no one looked at her twice.
While this made her feel relieved, she also had a lot of doubts in her heart - I am not disguised as a man, am I already so ugly that outsiders can't tell my gender?
Then she lowered her head and saw her eyes falling on her feet without any obstruction, and she felt even more inferior.
Sitting down with Raven in confusion, Raven asked: "What are you thinking about?"
Fiona woke up with a start: "No, nothing...just, Baron Sir, am I ugly?”
Raven looked her over carefully.
The silver-gray hair is spread around the back of the head and looks a bit messy without being carefully taken care of. The head is slightly lowered, the eyebrows are slender and soft, and the lips are light and lack some blood, which will make people feel a little uneasy. The desire to protect comes.
She was wearing a common Feilun suit nowadays, with her shirt tied quite tightly. She put her hands nervously on her knees, her legs together, and a pair of gray high-heeled shoes with toes facing each other.
Looks like a newbie in the workplace.
“It’s not ugly, what’s wrong?”
Fiona shook her head slightly, and then she had time to observe the layout of the Crystal Palace.
In the center is a dance floor with a few wooden sticks standing on it. It is still afternoon, so there are no dancers on it.
Beside the dance floor is a circle of scattered seats, and there is a counter serving drinks to the east.
More peripherally, it is the box she is in now.
It is not entirely correct to say that it is a private room, because there is no door, but it is surrounded by three wall panels. The view is very good, and you can directly see the hall below. The design takes into account privacy. In a private room, it is very comfortable. It was difficult to see what was going on in the other box.
The small box can accommodate about five or six people, and the larger box, such as the box where Fiona and Raven are, can accommodate a dozen people, and there is a high platform with wooden sticks set up in the central open space.
At this moment, two women walked past her arm in arm.
This was nothing at first, but the next moment, she saw the two people walking into another box and shouting for the waiter.
They are here to consume! ?
"Lord Baron, why are there female guests here?" Fiona was a little unbelievable.
Raven replied matter-of-factly: "It's not just women who provide services here."
Fiona's pupils were trembling, and she felt that her world was collapsing. She didn't even think about what Raven said. Pass!
When Fiona thought of that scene, she felt chills all over, and she even thought Raven's nickname "Little Bee" was quite good.
Raven saw strangely that Fiona's face turned red and white. He couldn't help but laugh, ordered two glasses of wine, and turned to look into the hall.
He came here mainly to confirm the identity and strength of those suspicious persons in person.
As for why Fiona was brought here - of course it was for the sake of her own reputation. If she came alone, or brought a man, whether it was Eric, Volaf, or any private soldier, it would make people think that the purpose was not good. pure.
But Fiona is a very good companion, and Lux would never think that Fiona would mess around with him.
Time passed little by little, and soon it was four o'clock in the afternoon. The number of guests began to increase, the music started to play, and the dancers jumped on the dance floor and began to show off their figures. Whistles were heard everywhere, and copper coins were raised one by one. , silver coins flew onto the dance floor in an arc, and occasionally you could even see golden light.
Whenever the golden light appears, the dancers will work harder and the less cloth on their bodies will become even less.
Fiona's eyes widened as she pointed at the table in the box: "Is this also used for dancing?"
"Private dances are generally more expensive." Raven replied: "Want to see it?"
There was a trace of desire in Fiona's eyes, and she almost agreed, but finally shook her head.
I really can’t read people’s subtext.
Lei Wen complained in his heart.
You said you want to see it, can’t I also see it?
A male waiter came over, brought a snack, and whispered: "Lord Baron, people are coming down the east stairs."
Leaven nodded and walked in the direction the waiter said casually. Looking at it, the eyes of truth quietly opened.
A look of surprise appeared in his eyes.
"Hand of Death!?"
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(End of this chapter)